quarta-feira, 31 de outubro de 2012

O FUTURISMO

O futurismo surgiu oficialmente em 20 de fevereiro de 1909 com a publicação do Manifesto Futurista, pelo poeta italiano Filippo Marinetti, no jornal francês Le Figaro. Os artistas seguidores do movimento rejeitavam e ignoravam o moralismo e o passado. Suas obras baseavam-se fortemente na velocidade e nos desenvolvimentos tecnológicos do final do século XIX. Os primeiros futuristas europeus também valorizaram a guerra e a violência. O Futurismo desenvolveu-se em todas as artes e influenciou diversos artistas que depois fundaram outros movimentos modernistas.

HISTÓRIA DA ARTE

Olá pessoal. Eu não postei coisas novas porque eu tinha q estudar. Sabe cumé né... Estou criando outro artigo sobre a HISTÓRIA DA ARTE. Vou passar postagens falando sobre diferentes tipos de movimentos artístico. Lmebrandoq eles não estão em ordem. Espero que gostem!

quarta-feira, 4 de abril de 2012

MAISIE AND THE DOLPHIN

Maisie King lives in the Bahamas. She is 13 years old and likes pop music, reading and swimming. Her mother and father are doctors. They work at the Freeport Animal Hospital. The hospital is next to their home – a blue house by the sea. It is very old, but it is beautiful, and Maisie loves it. Her grandfather loves it, too. He lives with the family.

On Saturday Maisie and her grandfather often go out in his boat – the Warm Wind. Maisie likes to swim underwater and look at all the beautiful fish. One day she sees something – it is a piece of wood. There are some letters on it: ´´M….N….A´´.

´´What can that be?´´ Maisie thinks. ´´I know! I can ask Grandpa.´´

She swims back to the Warm Wind. ´´Grandpa! There´s a big piece of wo…´´ But her grnadfhater is not listening. He is watching a big, expensive American boat and a dolphin.

´´Oh no, ´´He says. ´´That boat´s going too fast. The driver can´t see the dolphin. Hey!Stop!´´ But it´s too late. The boat hits the dolphin and drives away.

Maisie is very angry. She and her grandfather take the dolphin back to Freeport. Her mother is in the garden. She says,´´ What have you got there? A dolphin?!´´ Maisie says, ´´Yes. Can you and Dad help him?´´ Then she sees the big American boat. ´´Why is that here?´´ she asks. Her mother says,´´ There´s an American in the house with Dad – Carl Flint. I think it´s his boat.´´

Maisie runs into the house. She can hear her father. He is saying, ´´You want to give me $200,000 for the hospital and this house?!´´ Carl Flint says, ´´Yes. I want to build a big hotel here.´´ Maisie´s father thinks for a moment. ´´Well, the hospital isn´t doing very well, but… I need a little time.´´ Carl Flint says to him,´´ OK – You´ve got 4 weeks.´´

That night Maisie looks out of her bedroom window. She can see the dolphin in a big pool next to the hospital. She thinks, ´´He needs a name. I know! Ben!!´´. Then she looks at the moon. She says, ´´Carl Flint can´t buy this house. It´s our home!´´ She feels very sad. Then she looks at the dolphin again, says ´´Goodnight Ben´´, and closes her window.

The next day Maisie goes to see Ben after school. She asks her mother, ´´How is he?´´ Mrs King look at the long red line on the dolphin´s head. ´´He isn´t eating,´´ She says. There are a lot of fish in a bucket next to the pool. Maisie takes one out and says,´´ This is for you, Ben.´´ The dolphin eats the fish. Maisie´s mother is very happy. She says,´´ That´s good! He likes you.´´

Three weeks later Ben is strong and well again. He and Maisie are friends. She plays games and swims with him every day. One evening Mrs King says, ´´Oh John, I don´t want to make Maisie unhappy, but…´´ John King looks at her.´´ I know,´´ he says, ´´ Ben´s well now. His home´s back in the sea.´´ Maisie´s grandfather says,´´ It´s OK – let me talking to her.´´

Later Maisie and her grandfather watch the sun go down.´´ Tomorrow?´´ Maisie´s eye are very sad.´´ But your dolphin´s well again. It´s time for him to go home.´´

´´I´m losing everything,´´ Maisie thinks,´´… first my home, now Ben.´´

The next day Maisie and her grandfather take Ben out to sea. At half-past ten Grandad stops the Warm Wind. At the side of the boat Maisie puts ine hand on the dolphin´s head.´´ Goodbye,´´ She says.´´ Please don´t forget me.´´ Then she cuts two thick ropes and Ben swims away.´´OK?´´ Grandad asks. For a moment Maisie cannot speak. Then she answers, ´´Yes, OK.´´

They start to go home. Maisie is very sad and does not say anything. Then, two minutes later she stands up.´´ Stop! Grandad, stop the boat!!´´ She can see a dolphin beside them in the water. It is Ben and he has got something in his mouth.´´ What´s he got there?´´ Grandad asks. Maisie says.´´ I can´t see. It´s not very big. Is it an old key?´´

Grandad stops the Warm Wind. Now Ben is jumping out of the water.´´ Why´s he going that?´´ Grandad asks. Maisie says, ´´ I think he wants me to follow him. Please – can I?´´ the old man looks at her.´´ You two and your games,´´ he says. ´´OK – but only for five minutes.´´

´´Oh Grandad – thank you!´´ says Maisie. Five minutes later she jumps over the side of the Warm Wind.

Under the water Maisie sees a piece of wood with the letters´´ M…N…A´´ on it. ´´I remember this!´´ she thinks. But Ben does not stop here. He swims between two big stones. Then they come to a box. It has the word´´ MONTOYA´´ on the top. Maisie takes the key from Ben´s mouth and opens the box. There are lots of gold coins in it. Thousands of them!!

The next morning Maisie´s name is in the newspaper. The story says´´FREEPORT GIRL FINDS SPANISH GOLD´´. Mr King telephones Carl Flint in New York. ´´Ah, hello,´´ says Carl Flint. ´´Do you have an answer for me?´´ ´´Yes, I do,´´ says Maisie´s father,´´ … and it´s ´´no´´. We don´t want to sell the house or the hospital. Goodbye, Mr Flint.´´

With the money from the Montoya coins, Maisie´s mother and father build a new hospital. They are very happy. Maisie is happy, too. ´´Oh Grandad,´´ she says one evening in the garden, ´´now we can always live here because of…´´ At that moment Ben jumps out of the sea.´´… BEN!!´´ The old man and the girl laugh. Then the sun goes down and they walk back to the house.

domingo, 25 de março de 2012

Meu Aniversario

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!



Fiz 12 anos antes de ontem. 12 anos. 12 anos sobre a terra. 2 dígitos. 5 + 5. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2. Uma década. 12 anos sobre a terra e muito tempo (principalmente pra minha mãe que tem quase 50 anos sobre a terra!). Bem, continuarei a colocar novas postagens. Principalmente as de Inglês!.


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Grandpa

authors -Eduardo Amos, Elisabeth Prescher, Ernesto Pasqualin

CHAPTER 1

´´How´s your mom? ´´ Denise asked.

´´She´s getting better, ´´ Clara answered. ´´The doctor told her she will be ok if she continues her treatment.´´

The two girls were talking in Clara´s bedroom. They were both 17 and they were cousins. Their parents were in the living room.

´´What do you think our folks are talking about? ´´ asked Denise.

´´I don´t know, but it must be serious, ´´ replied Clara

´´Yeah, my mom and dad seem worried, ´´ Denise said.

´´Mine too… But, anyhow… you said you had something to tell me. So, what is it? ´´ Clara was curious.

´´A new room´´ Denise said. She was very excited. I´m going to have a new bedroom! ´´

´´No kidding! Tell me more.´´

´´Well, the furniture I chose is all white, ´´ Denise explained.

´´And I am going to paint one of the walls yellow.´´

´´Cool! ´´ Clara replied enthusiastically.

´´And guess what? Tomorrow I´m going to choose the curtains, ´´ Denise said.

´´What color? ´´ Clara asked.

´´Maybe white, to go with the furniture. And here´s the best part: Dad is going to buy me a new computer, with a desk and space for all of my diskettes and CDs. Can you believe it, Clara? A computer just for me! ´´ Denise said.

´´Aren´t Ivan and Leo jealous? ‘Clara asked.

Ivan and Leo are Denise´s young brothers. Ivan was 15, and Leo was 6, and they shared a bedroom.

´´Sure, but I´ll let them use my computer if they behave themselves.´´

The two girls laughed.

´´I´m just kidding! ‘Said Denise. ´´They´re going to have a new room too.´´

´´But that will cost a fortune! ´´ replied Clara.

´´I guess you´re right. It´s going to cost a lot, ´´ said Denise.

´´But my dad got a promotion last month. He´s chief editor of the magazine now and he is making more money.´´

´´Well, I’m hungry, ´´ said Clara. ´´Let´s go downstairs and get something to eat.´´

The two girls went downstairs. On their way to the kitchen they saw their parents in the living room. They looked upset.

´´Did you see their faces´´ asked Denise as they walked into the kitchen.

´´Yeah! ´´ said Clara. ´´ They were arguing, weren´t they? ´´

´´I think you´re right, ´´ replied Denise.

´´They mentioned Uncle Mario´s name. But he isn´t here. What do you think they´re talking about? ´´

I don´t know, ´´ said Denise. ´´But something very serious is going on in there.´´

Mario was Eduardo and William´s brother. He was the oldest and richest of the three brothers. He lived in a huge house on the beach. Mario didn´t see his brothers very often because his wife, Regina, didn´t gets along with his family very well.

The girls went to the kitchen, fixed some sandwiches and something to drink, and went on talking.

´´You must be really happy about your dad´s promotion, ´´ said Clara.

´´To tell you the truth, not really. Of course, I´m happy about my room but my dad works more now. And he has to travel a lot too.´´

´´I know what you mean, ´´ Clara said. ´´I hate it when my dad is away on business.´´

´´My dad´s never around when I need him. And now that Mom´s back at college, I´m all by myself most of the time. It´s awful! ´´ complained Denise.

Denise´s mother, Laura Meyer, worked as nurse during the day and studied psychology in the evening.

´´You know, I love my parents and I´m really proud of them.´´ Denise added. ´´It´s just that I miss them.´´

´´At least you have your brother´s for company, ´´ Clara replied. ´´I have nobody to talk to most of the time.´´

´´You are lucky, ´´ Denise said. ´´Brothers can be annoying sometimes.´´

The girls talked for hours. It was almost dinner time when Denise´s mother called her to go home.

´´Well, ´´ William said, ´´we have something to tell you. It´s about Grandpa.´´

´´Is there something wrong? ´´ Denise asked. She was worried. ´´He isn´t sick, is he? ´´

´´No, no, that´s not the problem, Denise, ´´ her father answered. ´´But you know he´s 83 now… and since Grandma passed away, he is often lonely.´´

´´And you kids know that he lives by himself in that big house. We are worried about him there, all alone, ´´ Denise´s mom added.

´´Yeah, he seems so sad, ´´ Denise said.

´´I saw Grandpa crying the other day, ´´ Leo said. ´´I bet he misses Grandma.´´

´´You´re right, Leo, ´´ said William. ´´He misses her a lot. Grandpa and Grandma lived together for 60 years.´´

´´Is that a long time, Dad? ´´ asked Leo.

´´Yes, Leo. It´s a long time, ´´ his father explained. ´´And now he is sad and lonely. He doesn´t have anyone to talk to.´´ Laura said. ´´ Grandpa Can´t live by himself anymore, and we don´t want to send him to a nursing home.´´

´´Why can´t he live with Uncle Mario? ´´ asked Ivan. ´´His house is so big and he doesn´t have any kids.´´

´´I´m afraid Grandpa Can´t stay with Uncle Mario, Ivan, ´´ William said gravely. ´´You know Aunt Regina! ´´

´´Yeah, I know. She doesn´t like our family, ´´ completed Ivan.

´´The thing is…´´ William continued, ´´we decided that Grandpa is going to stay with us.´´

For a long time, Denise and Ivan just stared at each other in silence. Ivan was the first to speak.

´´What do you mean? ´´ He asked.

´´You mean Grandpa is going to live here… in our house! ´´ Denise couldn´t believe her ears.

´´That´s right, Denise, ´´ answered Laura.

´´Wow! ´´ Leo shouted. ´´Grandpa is going to live with us! ´´

´´But where´s he going to sleep? ´´ asked Ivan. ´´The room I share with Leo is too small.´´

´´And I´m not going to share my room with Grandpa. I need peace and quiet to study, ´´ Denise cried.

Nobody noticed but Leo was following every word. Suddenly he spoke out.

´´I can stay with Grandpa! I can stay with Grandpa in one room. Ivan and Denise can share the other room.´´

´´But what about our new rooms? ´´ asked Denise.

´´We´ll have to change our plans, guys, ´´ their mother answered.

´´Neat! ´´ cried Leo enthusiastically.

´´No way! ´´ grunted Ivan.

´´Forget it! ´´ said Denise angrily.

´´We have no other choice, ´´ William declared.’ Grandpa needs us now.´´

Denise just walked away to her room, her eyes filled with tears.

Denise and Ivan were upset by the change of plans but they knew they had to accept their parent´s decision. They soon began to arrange the room they were going to share from now on.

´´I can´t believe this is happening! I was already planning my new room, ´´ Denise said angrily.

´´So was I, ´´ said Ivan.

´´And I don´t want to share a room with you, ´´ she said.

´´Neither do I. But there´s nothing we can do about it, ´´ Ivan replied.

´´Let´s get some things clear. I don´t want your friends in here! ´´ Denise said.

´´And I don´t want your friends here either, ´´ Ivan said.

´´And you´ll have to leave your tennis shoes in the bathroom. They stink! ´´ She said.

Only Leo was really happy about Grandpa´s arrival. He didn´t stop asking questions all afternoon.

´´Do you think Grandpa is going to like our room, Mom? ´´ He asked.

´´Of course, sweaty. He´s going to love it.´´

´´It´s going to be great with Grandpa here! He told me we´re going to play together every day, ´´ the little boy said.

´´Really? ´´

´´Yes and I´m going to show him my new video game.´´

´´That´s nice, honey. I´m sure Grandpa is going to have a lot of fun, ´´ his mother said.

´´He said he´s going to make popcorn for me. I know can´t eat popcorn because of his teeth, but he can eat ice cream, can´t he, mom? Leo couldn´t stop talking. ´´I told Grandpa I´m afraid of the dark, but he said he´ll read to me until I go to sleep. And he said…´´

CHAPATER 3

On Saturday morning, William arrived home with Grandpa.

Ivan and Denise helped with the suitcases and Laura carried in some boxes. Even Leo helped. He took Attila, Grandpa´s cat, out the of the car and brought it into the house.

William was uneasy. Of course, he felt sorry for his father. He knew it was hard for him to leave his old house. But he was also worried about his family. He knew it was going to be hard for all of them, but especially for Denise and Ivan.

In the beginning, things were fine. Denise was afraid of cats but she kept away from Attila. Ivan didn´t listen to his CDs when Grandpa was there watching TV. William tried to talk about the things Grandpa enjoyed. And Leo? Well…

As time went by, Grandpa and Leo got closer and closer. There was always something new to discover together.

One day, they went to the zoo. On another, they had a lot of fun at the Museum of Modern Art. Grandpa Didn´t likes the sculptures very much, but Leo thought they were funny.

And on Saturday, at the amusement park, they rode merry-go-round and ate cotton candy.

And one day, Grandpa decided to build Leo a swing. They worked in the garage for days. When the swing was almost ready, Grandpa asked, ´´ Can you help me paint it, Leo? ´´.

´´Sure, Grandpa! I love painting, ´´ answered Leo. He was very excited.

That was one of the happiest days for Leo… and for Grandpa.

Things, however, were getting difficult between Grandpa and the older kids.

One day, Grandpa was working in the garage when Ivan arrived home from school. He wanted to use the garage to prepare an arts project and Grandpa Didn´t want to stop what he was doing. They argued for a long time and Grandpa finally walked out. He was very upset.

On another occasion, it was Denise who was mad at her grandfather. They were in the living room and she asked him to turn off the TV so she could study. He did what she asked but he wasn´t happy about it. ´´I can´t even watch my favorite TV program anymore, ´´ he grumbled as he left the room.

Time passed and the arguments between Grandpa and the older kids became more and more frequent. Ivan and Denise decided to talk to their father.

´´We´re sorry, Dad, ´´ said Denise. ´´We are trying to get along with Grandpa but he is really impossible.´´

´´So what do you want me to do? ´´ William asked. ´´Send him to a nursing home? ´´

´´Maybe it´s the best thing, Dad, ´´ Ivan said,

´´What are you talking about, Ivan? ´´ William was angry.

´´This is Grandpa´s home now. Am I clear? ´´

´´But Dad…´´ said Denise, trying to speak.

´´I don´t want to hear anymore. One day you´ll be sorry for what you are saying, ´´ their father said gravely. Then, he turned his back and walked out of the room.

CHAPTER 4

The following Saturday was a big day for Ivan. It was Young Scientist´s Fair. The fair took place at school every year. But this year, Ivan and some of his classmates were presenting a project.

When Grandpa got up that morning, Ivan and his friends were already in the garage finishing up their project – a remote-controlled model car.

´´Do you need any help, boys? ´´ Grandpa asked as he entered the garage.

´´No, thanks, Grandpa, ´´ said Ivan coldly. ´´We are already leaving for school.´´

´´Are you coming to the contest, Mr. Meyer? ´´ asked one of Ivan´s friends.

´´Of course I am, ´´ answered Grandpa. ´´And I´m going to bring my tools. You may need them.´´

At 10 o´clock, Grandpa and the rest of the family left for Ivan´s School. When they arrived, the contest was just starting. But something was wrong. Ivan was running towards them. And he was obviously upset.

´´Grandpa, Grandpa! Thank goodness I found you!

What´s up, Ivan? ´´ asked Grandpa.

´´The remote control. Remember? It was perfect this morning when you came into the garage. But now, it´s not working.´´ Ivan was trembling. ´´And we have to present our project next. You know all about electronics, don´t you, Grandpa? Do you think you can fix it? ´´

Well… Let´s have a look! ´´ Grandpa replied.

Denise was in bed when Clara acme over on Monday afternoon. She had the mumps and the doctor told her to stay at home for two weeks. Ivan was going to bring her class work from school and Grandpa was going to take care of her.

´´What about your math test next week? ´´ Clara asked. ´´You are going to Miss It.´´

´´No. I´m not. Grandpa talked to the principal this morning and they are going to let me take the test at home.´´

´´Wow! Grandpa is really great, isn´t he? ´´ Clara added.´´ It´s good to have him around after all.´´

´´You know you´re right! We were talking about that when you came in, ´´ Ivan replied.

Just then, Grandpa opened the door.

´´Do you kids need anything? ´´ He asked.

´´No, just you Grandpa, just you. Come on in! ´´ said Denise.

domingo, 4 de março de 2012

One day a was in a street market and i decided to buy a T-shirt:

Me - Good Morning

Vendor: Good Morning, Sir

Me - I wuld like to buy a T-shirt

Vendor - What color you wuld like?

Me - A Green T-Shirt, but i wuld like your opinion

Vendor - I prefer the blue one

Me - Thank you, but i think that blue one is a sad color. Why about a red one?

Vendor - Sorry, but we don´t have this color.

Me - OK. I will buy the Green T-Shirt. How much is it?

Vendor - 30 Dóllars.

Me - Take it and bye bye.

Vendor - You are always welcome.

Denim For All Ages

Denim is the fashion statement of every moment. All ages and both sexes wear denim. ´´It´s an everlasting trend´´, says Tina Kent, a fashion analyst based in New York City, ´´and it´s here to stay, because denim is more durable and more versatile than others fabrics. Now it´s an integral part of our lives.´´
We talked to three different people about the denim in their closets. Gina is 15. She told us, ´´I have 2 jackets. 1 is denim and the other is leather. My denim jacket is much older than my leather one, but i love the denim one because it´s tighter and shorter, and tight and short is cool. I feel a bit like my mom in my leather one! My denim jacket is also lighter than my leather one and it looks great with jeans. Of course, I´m wearing my denim jacket today because it isn´t very cold. The leather one is much heavier and warmer, so it´s great for the winter.´´
Harry is 24. He told us, ´´ I wear denim jeans because they´re cheaper than other pants, and i can wear them for work, or when i go out in the evening´´. Stella, who is 55, said, ´´Lots of older people are wearing denim these days. I guess it´s because people my age are more active then they used to be. Denim is more comfortable and It´s more fashionable than other fabrics. My denim clothes make me feel younger.